EXAM PREPARATORY COURSES – ABU HAIL GROUP

CERTIFIED TREASURY PROFESSIONAL (CTP)

A Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) is a financial certification designed by the Association for Financial Professionals-AFP to define standards related to working in the financial field. It has become a symbol of excellence in the performance of extremely complex tasks in treasury management. Hence, business entities seek, when hiring professional cadres in financial departments, to seek the assistance of holders of this certificate, which provides its holders with the knowledge that makes them a wealth for the business entities to which they belong, because it qualifies them with skills Very important, including cash management systems (treasury), risk management, capital structure and corporate governance.

The CTP exam is designed to test mastery of knowledge and skills required by treasury professionals to execute critical functions related to corporate liquidity, capital and risk management, such as:

Maintain corporate liquidity required to meet current and future obligations in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Manage optimal cash positioning through forecasting and short-term investing and borrowing activities.
Employ working capital strategies and tools to efficiently manage current assets and liabilities.
Utilize various types of payment systems and Internet technologies to transfer monetary value and business documents between parties.
Monitor and control corporate exposure to financial and operational risks.
Optimize capital structure, manage costs of long-term capital and quantitatively evaluate capital resource investments.
Manage cross-border funds movement and utilize international trade financing methods.
Coordinate financial functions and sharing of financial information with other internal departments.
Delineate appropriate ethical behaviors expected in business activities.
Recognize corporate governance issues that arise from the separation of corporate ownership and control.
Build cost effective relationships with financial services providers

REQUIREMENTS FOR CTP:

To be an eligible candidate for CTP the following requirements must be met:

Attend a self-directed or instructor-led test preparation course
Have at least two years fulltime work experience in the area of corporate finance, treasury/cash management or other related field but not limited to economics, accounting, financial risk management or investor relations; OR
Have at least one year of work experience and a graduate or master’s degree in business or finance; OR
One year work experience and two years fulltime college or university teaching experience in a finance-related topic.

CPT EXAMINATION:

The CTP examination is based on globally recognized standards of practice, concepts and theories in treasury management.

The CTP is one examination — 170 multiple choice questions
After attending the preparatory course, the candidate needs to prepare for at least two months before registering for the examination.
Examinations are offered twice a year — June/July and December/January

OUTLINE OF THE CPT PREPARATORY COURSE:

CHAPTER 1: Role of Treasury Management

· The Role and Organization of Treasury Management

· Finance and Treasury Organization

· Corporate Governance

CHAPTER 2: Legal, Regulatory, and Tax Environment

· General Regulatory Environment

· Financial Regulatory Regime

· National/Regional Approaches to Legislation and Regulation

· Tax Considerations for Treasury

· Bankruptcy/Insolvency Laws

· Trends in Regulation

CHAPTER 3: Banks and Financial Institutions

· Financial Institutions: Functions and Services

CHAPTER 4: Payment Instruments and Systems

· Payment Overview

· Payment Instruments

· Payment Systems

CHAPTER 5: Money Markets

· Money Market Participants

· Money Market Instruments

CHAPTER 6: Capital Markets

· Structure of the Capital Markets

· Debt Market

· Equity Market

CHAPTER 7: Relationship Management and FSP Selection

· Bank Relationship Management

· FSP Selection

· Assessing the Risks of FSPs

CHAPTER 8: Financial Accounting and Reporting

· Uses of Financial Statements

· Accounting Concepts and Standards

· Financial Statement Reporting

· Accounting for Derivatives, Hedges, and Foreign Exchange (FX)

· Accounting for Governmental and Not-for-Profit (G/NFP) Organizations

CHAPTER 9: Financial Planning and Analysis

· Time Value of Money

· Capital Budgeting

· Budgeting

· Cost Behavior

· Financial Statement Analysis

CHAPTER 10: Introduction to Working Capital

· The Link between Cash and Working Capital

· Components of the Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)

· How Changes in Current Balance Sheet Accounts Impact External Financing

· Strategies for Investing in and Financing Working Capital

· Management of Trade Credit and Accounts Receivable (A/R)

· Management of Inventory

· Management of Accounts Payable (A/P)

· International Working Capital Management Tools

CHAPTER 11: Working Capital Metrics

· Fundamental Working Capital Metrics

· The Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)

· Calculations for Trade Credit Decisions

· Accounts Receivable (A/R) Monitoring

CHAPTER 12: Short-Term Investing and Borrowing

· Disbursements

· Collections

· Concentration of Funds

CHAPTER 13: Short-Term Investing and Borrowing

· Managing Short-Term Investments

· Pricing and Yields on Short-Term Investments

· Managing Short-Term Borrowing

· Debt Financing

· Market Information for Investors and Borrowers

CHAPTER 14: Cash Flow Forecasting

· Purpose of Cash Flow Forecasting

· Types of Forecasts

· Forecasting Process

· Forecasting Methods

· Best Practices in Cash Flow Forecasting

CHAPTER 15: Technology in Treasury

· Information Technology for Treasury

· Treasury Management Systems (TMSs)

· Project Management

· Communications and Technology Developments

CHAPTER 16: Enterprise Risk Management

· Risk Management

· Categories of Risk

· Techniques Used to Measure Risk

· Managing Insurable Risks

· Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

CHAPTER 17: Financial Risk Management

· Types of Financial Risk

· Managing Financial Risk

· Derivative Instruments as Financial Risk Management Tools

· Managing Interest Rate Exposure

· Managing Foreign Exchange (FX) Exposure

· Managing Commodity Price Exposure

· Accounting and Tax Implications of Financial Risk Management

· Hedging Policy Statement

CHAPTER 18: Treasury Policies and Procedures

· Overview of Treasury Policies and Procedures

· Creating a Treasury Policy Document

· Overview of Key Treasury Policies

CHAPTER 19: Long Term Investments

· Valuation of Capital Market Securities

· Managing Capital Market Investments

CHAPTER 20: Capital Structure Decision and Management

· Capital Structure

· Raising Long-Term Capital

· Managing Long-Term Capital

· Alternative Financing

Duration: Five days.